Transferring The Management, Administration and Maintenance of the Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (CGPWS) from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) to the Provincial Government of Palawan

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Executive Order No. 772

Transfer of Administration, Management and Maintenance
- The administration, management, maintenance, operation and control of the Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (CGPWS) and the Calauit Project are transferred from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) to the Provincial Government of Palawan. (Section 1)
- The Provincial Government of Palawan may opt to absorb CGPWS employees necessary for the continuance of operations. (Section 2)

Control and Supervision
- The Provincial Government of Palawan shall have full control and supervision of the administration, supervision, management including the award and regulations of all activities and concessions within Calauit Island. (Section 3)

Ecological Preservation and Maintenance
- The Provincial Government of Palawan shall ensure, in coordination and cooperation with the PCSD and other government agencies concerned, the ecological preservation, maintenance and/or rehabilitation of the CGPWS, specifically protection and conservation of marine resources, endemic and exotic wildlife species therein. (Section 4)
- It shall also promote the same as recreation and ecotourism destination, amending for this purpose Proclamation 1578 (1976). (Section 4)
- Henceforth, CGPWS shall be known as Calauit Safari Park. (Section 4)

Role of PCSD
- Pursuant to the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act (RA 7611), the PCSD shall continue to exercise its policy-making function in the ecological preservation and maintenance of the park. (Section 5)
- The PCSD shall have jurisdiction over wildlife species in the Province of Palawan as provided for in RA 9147 otherwise known as the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. (Section 5)

Integrated Master Development Plan
- The Provincial Government of Palawan shall prepare and submit an integrated master development plan to the Office of the President of the Philippines. (Section 6)

Revenues
- All revenues and collections generated from the operation of the Calauit Safari Park shall accrue to the treasury of the Provincial Government of Palawan, and shall be used solely for the management, maintenance, operation and development of the Calauit Safari Park and the Calauit Project. (Section 7)

Promotion and Technical Assistance
- The DOT, PTA and DENR shall continue to provide promotional support and technical assistance for the operation and further development of the Calauit Safari Park. (Section 8)

Repealing Clause
- All other executive issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. (Section 9)

Effectivity
- This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. (Section 10)